Canary Islands: La Palma volcano goes silent, but anger rumbles on
By France24
06 February 2023 |
5:47 am
Canary Islands: La Palma volcano goes silent, but anger rumbles on. After lying dormant for half a century, the Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma, in Spain's Canary Islands, suddenly exploded in a river of fire on September 19, 2021. The eruption lasted for 85 days.
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